misfire vs fail

misfire is a noun but fail is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
misfire	Yes	No	Yes	No
fail	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, fail is a hypernym of misfire; that is, fail is a word with a broader meaning than misfire:

Other hypernyms of misfire include break, break down, conk out, die, give out, give way, go, go bad.

misfire (noun)	fail (noun)
an explosion that fails to occur
a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)

misfire (verb)	fail (verb)
fail to fire or detonate	stop operating or functioning
	deteriorate
	prove insufficient
	disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake
	become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close
	be unsuccessful
	fail to get a passing grade
	fail to do something; leave something undone
	judge unacceptable
	be unable
	fall short in what is expected